Jan 25 2022

Steinway Tower


111 W 57th Street
New York, NY

This skinniest skyscraper is opposite from Carnegie Hall in the Midtown of Manhattan in NYC, between 6th and 7th Avenue (Billionaires’ Row).

I watched this 84-story 1,428 ft skyscrape going up because I often parked there when I went to concert at Carnegie. The base is the 16-story Steinway Hall that was completed in 1925 and the new addition was done in 2021.

   


Jan 25 2022

Snapshots of the City

New York – 9 W 57th Street (between 5th and 6th avenues): the red bold 9 in front of the building. The other side of the build is on 58th Street which also have the red bold 9, cross street from the Plaza Hotel. The owner is Sheldon Solow, it was completed in 1972; roof high is 689 ft. Walking west, between 6th and 7th avenue is Steinway Tower and One57.

NYPL

An office at 608 5th Avenue, looking out St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Trump Tower and St. Regis hotel.

6th Avenue

 


Jan 25 2022

Russian Tea Room


150 West 57th Street
New York, NY

This swanky restaurant is between two towers: Carnegie Hall and Metropolitan Tower. It was founded in 1927 by the former members of the Russian Imperial Ballet.

The decor is too much for my taste. Service is great and the food is average.

 


Jan 25 2022

Union Square Cafe


101 E 19th Street @ S Park Av
New York, NY

It’s a step away from Boucherie Union Square.

The decor is simple yet subtle, the service is good and the food is really attract people to go back: super

  • Chicory salad ($20): the small walnut make the difference
  • Roasted monkfish ($36): tender

The greenish tiles remind me of Chee Hsin. It bridges the bathroom/kitchen area tiles and the planks in the dining hall on the ground floor. The glass is fine and lovely.

 


Jan 25 2022

Rigoletto by Verdi 弄臣 @ the Met


This opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was premiered on March 11, 1851. This was the first opera we took our kids to, and this little section was our favorite.

General manager Peter Gelb (1953-), Daniele Rustioni conductor, Piotr Beczała (Duke of Mantua), Rosa Feola (Gilda) and Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto. Walked 7.3 miles

Duke is lusting over young women and his court jester Rigoletto helps him to secure them and even mocks the angry husband. The enraged husband was mad enough to place a curse on Rigoletto. R’s beautiful daughter falls in love with the Duke and … dies in the end.

Men desire young women is an age old story. Just happens, I’m listening to Catch and Kill (2019) by Ronan Farrow (1987-) about Harvey Weinstein (1952-), and a few days ago, finished Perversion of Justice (2021) by Julie K. Brown about Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019) … not forgetting Met’s own music director James Levine (1943-2021) who conducted there for four decades, from 1976 to 2016. Levine was accused by at least four men of sexual abuse. The Met knew of the allegation as early as 1979 and Gelb was informed in 2016, yet Met chose to do nothing. It’s the identical pattern of the Weinstein and Epstein cases, that they were aided by the authority who should protect the victims and our society.

弄臣(1851) by 威尔迪(1813-1901).

以前带娃们来总会买这里四个座位. 弄臣是他们的第一个歌剧. 今晚特意坐这里.

弄臣是讲一有权有势的公爵垂涎年轻貌美的女子